title: Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: a paradigm shift in benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery.
abstract: Holmium laser enucleation (HoLEP) was developed in the 1990s as a more efficient and cost effective method of benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery than laser vaporization and resection techniques. As a true anatomical enucleation it mimics open prostatectomy and is as durable. There is a significant body of level 1 evidence in support of HoLEP, including 2 meta-analyses and 14 randomized trials which compare HoLEP with a number of other procedures. This review describes the development of and summarizes the evidence for HoLEP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Cambridge University, Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Rd, Cambridge, CB22 5AN, UK.
authors.forename: Tevita F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Aho
keywords: HoLEP; benign prostatic hyperplasia; holmium laser enucleation of the prostate; lower urinary tract symptoms; prostate